IH AMT Conference 2025

We are delighted to announce the annual IHWO Academic Management & Trainers Conference, scheduled to take place in London from January 9th to 11th, 2025.

We look forward to welcoming all IH Academic Managers and Teacher Trainers from across the globe for three days filled with plenaries and workshops that cover both managerial content and practical classroom ideas.

The AMT conference is a fantastic opportunity to share, collaborate and explore the extensive knowledge and expertise within the IH network. Attendees will have the chance to discuss and exchange old and new ideas, delve into teaching principles and procedures and collaborate with the IH community.

It's a valuable opportunity for managers to find solutions to their challenges, share successful projects and connect with people in the same position who live a similar day-to-day experience. 

See the full conference programme here

Venue and getting there

The event will be held at 10 Union Street, SE1 1SZ, the same fantastic venue as 2024. 

See 10 Union Street on Google Maps

• If you arrive at London Bridge station (or Tube station), walk southwest on Borough High Street (away from the river) about 300 meters, then turn right into Union Street and the venue is about 20 yards on your right. 
• If you arrive at Borough Tube station, walk northeast on Borough High Street (towards the river) for about 300 meters, then turn left into Union Street and the venue is about 20 yards on your right.

Conference Schedule

See the full conference programme here

Thursday 9th January

09:15 – 17:30 Full Day of Conference Sessions

• Workshop: The Art of Giving Good Instructions - Lindsay Clanfield
• Workshop: A Toolkit for Tricky Conversations - Hannah Youell, IHWO 
• Conference opening & updates - Emma Hoyle
• Engaging Curious Minds – Jo Krousso
• Automated Language Teaching – Is AI really coming for our jobs? - Lindsay Clanfield
• IHWO Innovations
• GenAI: Navigating a new age of teacher empowerment - Kerry Houchen and Ian Johnstone

18.00 - 20.00 The AMT Quiz with aperitif at conference venue 

Friday 10th January

09:00 – 17:30 Full Day of Conference Sessions

• IH Inspection Scheme Q & A
• Modern Language Meet Up
• Is the CELTA course equipping our graduates for their first teaching job? - Clare Webster
• Fostering the English language and culture in public and private schools through project days/weeks - Fernanda Riegert Borba
• The Art of Listening - Beverly Whittall and Anette Igel
• A joint Erasmus project: Leaders in the making - Jennifer Hillhouse and Diana England
• Oxford Test of English: Innovation in language assessment - Colin Finnerty
• The Unpublished – Giovanni Licata & Hannah Youell
• Standing in our own way: the hurdle of cognitive biases - Marie Willoughby
• Recruitment and motivation of teachers from different generations - Fari Greenway
• Three things we're not talking about enough – Lucie Cotterill
• All aboard! - Rachel Pearson
• Spheres of influence: within reach or beyond? Joanna Stansfield and Melissa Lamb
• Creating a tech-mindful school: implementing change that meets everyone’s needs - Lucas Manente
• Strategies for keeping homework meaningful and manageable - Caroline Fonseca and Diana England
• Language! - Estelle Hélouin

Free evening

Saturday 11th January

09:30 – 17:30 Full Day of Conference Sessions

• Practical steps toward teacher wellbeing through mindful management. - Emma Gowing
• Trying, testing and transforming – what does it mean to you? - Richard Chinn
• Empowerment through the development of teacher cognitions - Ben Beaumont
• Look before (or after?) you click: AI literacy in a nutshell – Joanna Szoke
• Transformative theatre in teacher education: moving from spectators to spect-actors - Rose Aylett

19:00 Closing event - Dinner & Music

Comments from past participants

'The AMT conference is the highlight of my ELT calendar'.

'It feels like a real think-tank after a normally hard year of struggling with everyday obstacles. Highly motivating to implement new projects/ideas/improvements for the upcoming year. Great people and really good networking'. 

'It was great to listen to so many experienced and creative speakers and learn from them. It was my first conference and I found it very useful, especially the 'practical' sessions. I was surprised by the variety of topics developed at the conference and enjoyed talking to the other IH managers about their work, problems and solutions'.

'It's a fantastic conference. Very well organised, excellent speakers and lots of good ideas to bring back to school. Also the best opportunity to meet and share ideas with 'colleagues' across the network'.

Sponsorship Opportunities:

If you would like to sponsor this event for a chance to reach the IHWO community of Academic Managers and Teacher Trainers, please contact Giuliana Faldetta via email: [email protected]

Thank you to our Partner

Thank you to our Gold Sponsors

Thank you to our Silver Sponsor